Matthew Alexander: The author of "Kill or Capture: How a Special Operations Task Force Took Down a Notorious Al Qaeda Terrorist" will discuss and sign his new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Marjorie Garber: The author of "The Use and Abuse of Literature" will discuss and sign her new book. Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. 7:30 p.m. (626) 405-2100.

Jane Hirshfield and Sean Carroll: Aloud at Central Library presents a conversation with the poet Hirschfield, whose collections include "Given Sugar, Given Salt," "The Lives of the Heart" and "The October Palace," and theoretical physicist Carroll, and who is the author of "From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time." Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., L.A. 7 p.m. Free. (213) 228-7025. http://www.aloudla.org.

Sarah Maizes and Dani Klein Modisett: The authors of "Got Milf?: The Modern Mom's Guide to Feeling Fabulous, Looking Great and Rocking a Minivan" and "Afterbirth: Stories You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine" will discuss and sign their respective books. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Rachel Kushner: The author of "Telex From Cuba" will read from her forthcoming novel "Golden Mob" as part of the Written in California reading series. Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. 7 p.m. Free with museum admission. (626) 568-3665.

Diane Ackerman: The author of "One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage and the Language of Healing" will discuss and sign her new memoir. All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena. 7 p.m. (626) 449-5320. http://www.vromansbookstore.com.

Andrea Buchanan: The editor of "Live and Let Love: Notes From Extraordinary Women on the Layers, the Laughter and the Letter of Love" will be joined by contributors for a discussion and signing of the new anthology. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 7 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.

Charlie Churchward: The author of "Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour: A Photographer's Life and His World" will present and sign his new book. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 5 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.